any way i wanted some advice on some stuff i have a xbox360 motherboard ( not too sure how many of you people deal with these type ofmotherboard)
any way i want to reflow the BGA on the motherboard
but my problem is if i use a toaster oven won’t it damaged the Capacitors on the top cause them to explode i heard about using foil to protect components but not 2 sure how effective that is
The other problem is the mother has componet on the top and the bottom when i put it in the oven and the solder start to melt won;t the component on the bottom fall off ???
The processes layed out in those documents could be carried out using budget home equipment with the same end result, cheap Sunko rework stations can be had for under £50 on ebay, check out [this one which would be a good starter. With one of these and a bit of practice you could reflow the board.
And for those on an extreme budget, heres a video showing somebody fixing their [Xbox 360 with a paint stripping heat gun - He has masked off the other components with tin foil altough I’m not sure that would give any serious heat protection to the components.
The reason your console is displaying the rings of death is usually down to faulty heatsink clamps causing the motherboard to flex when it reaches high temperatures.
By replacing the clamps with something a bit more suited to the job, you can even out the pressure and stop the Ball Grid Array from failing. Llamas Xbox Site sells a solution, it would be my first port of call if I was you. You can find them along with a tutorial at http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ri … mp_fix.htm
You may still have to reflow depending on how bad things are, but it’s worth a try - nice easy fix if it works.
Thats about it from me, that should be all you need to get going…
aite cool thks man i didn;t know i can get a reflow station for 50 anywas i been fixing xbox360 for about 1 year know iknow alot about the problem i had my own little reflow station but it broke and it was 2 expensive to buy back
i used a normal electrial oven with a thermocouple measuring the tempersuare on the board surface
working fine just use shinyest foil u can find and alotof it it protect those caps for you
heatgun work better tho casue i used the oven and had to change caps on the board the heatgun don’t damage the caps but the think about the heatgun i am scared if the solder melts it blows it away the chip
Jumping topics from how to reflow stuff to the bigger picture, hasn’t microsoft extended their warranties on all xbox 360s to some large period of time and vowed to replace all 360s that give the red ring of death? Could you get the unit replaced under warranty?
